Nazimuddin Chowdhury is a businessperson who has been at the head of 10 different companies. Presently, he is Chief Operating Officer at S.S. Steel Ltd. and Chairman of Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Co. Ltd. Mr. Chowdhury is also on the board of Reckitt Benckiser (Bangladesh) Ltd., Karnaphuli Fertilizer Co. Ltd., Bangladesh Infrastructure Finance Fund Ltd. and Midland Bank Ltd. (Bangladesh) and President for Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation.

In the past Mr. Chowdhury held the position of Chairman for Padma Oil Co. Ltd., Chairman of Bangladesh Gas Fields Co., Ltd., Chairman for Bangladesh Petrolium Institute, Chairman of Omera Fuels Ltd., Chairman of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Co. Ltd., Chairman at Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Co. Ltd., Chairman at MJL Bangladesh Ltd., Chairman for Gas Transmission Co. Ltd., Finance Director at Bangladesh Railway, Secretary-Energy & Mineral Resources Division at Bangladesh Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources, Chief Account Officer at Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture, Chief Account Officer at Bangladesh Ministry of Commerce and Chief Account Officer at Bangladesh Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

Nazimuddin Chowdhury received an undergraduate degree from the University of Dhaka.